Training

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In the music room:
Yui: Aren't guitar strings scary? They're thin and hard, so I might cut my fingers off them.
Ritsu: That's right. You better be careful, or you'll cut your fingers and bleed like crazy!
Mio: Gahhhh!
Sonic: Mio, are you okay?
Yui: Mio screamed...
Mio: I-I can't stand painful stories!
Sonic: Don't worry, Mio, Yui's hands are find.
Yui shows Mio her hand as it was fine.
Mio: Mhmm. Well, your fingertips will callous as you prepare, so soon you won't bleed anymore. See?
Mio shows Yui her hands as Yui touches them.
Yui: Y-Yeah! Feels good. Feels good.
Yui keeps touching her hands as Mio gets embarrassed.
Mio: Umm, are you done yet?
Yui: J-Just a bit longer.
Sonic: Hehe...

Few minutes later:
Yui: I should practice guitar, but I don't know where to start.
Mio: Here.
Yui: Hmm?
Mio: You should start by learning chords.
Yui: Thank you!
Mio: If you don't understand it, Sonic will help you.
Sonic: Sure. If you need help, just let me know.
Yui: Thanks, Sonic-kun.
Yui opens the chord book as she was confused.
Yui: S-Show me how to read music first.
Sonic: (Wow...)
Mio: We need to start there?!

Outside of school:
Sonic and Yui goes the other way as Mio and Ritsu walks the other way as they waved goodbye.
Yui: Sonic-kun, could you tell me the chords again by hands?
Sonic: Sure. This is C, and this is D, and-
Nodoka: Yui! Sonic!
Sonic, Yui: Hmm?
Sonic and Yui sees Nodoka walks towards them.
Yui: Nodoka-chan!
Yui raises her hand as she does a sign.
Sonic: Uhh...
Nodoka: (What's that? A new wave?)
Sonic, Yui, and Nodoka were walking back home.
Yui: Actually, Sonic-kun and the others taught me guitar chords today.
Nodoka: So, you're working hard at it.
Sonic: If she wants to get better, then yeah, basically.
Yui: By the way, you're heading home later than usual.
Nodoka: Yeah, I was studying for the midterm exams at the library.
Yui: Heh?...
Few seconds later of silence as Yui was surprised.
Yui: What?! Midterm exams?!
Yui does another sign.
Nodoka: (Is that a chord too?)
Sonic: Huh? You didn't know, Yui?
Yui: Nope.
Sonic: Oh well.
Yui: So, midterms are coming up already. I was just about to start practicing guitar a lot...
Nodoka: But you haven't studied for exams since junior high.
Sonic: Wow, really?
Yui: Oh yeah! Then I'll be fine, right?
Nodoka: No, you're not fine...
Sonic: It starts tomorrow too.
Yui: Tomorrow?!
Sonic: Yeah.
Yui: Ugh...
Nodoka: Yui?
Sonic: Yui, you'll be fine. I can't be that hard.

The next day in class:
The class was taking the midterm exams as Sonic was writing down the answers. Yui was having a hard time knowing them.
The other classes have Mio, Ritsu, and Tsumugi working on the exam too.

After the exam in the music room:
Ritsu: Finally free from exams!
Tsumugi: I had a hard time with the material since it's a lot harder in high school.
Mio: Yeah. And... there's someone in even bigger trouble.
Sonic: Yep.
Mio: Was it that bad?
Sonic: Oh, you don't wanna know. She's the only one in class who failed with a 12. Look.
Yui shows the others her score in her exam.

Yui shows the others her score in her exam

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